Although Medisys Travel Health and Vaccination Clinics are the specialists across Canada for providing quality medical consultations and the full range of vaccinations aimed at ensuring the health of International travellers, we also provide you with a few specialized vaccinations that are geared towards helping keep your family and loved ones healthy right here at home.

For your parents
Protection against shingles (Zostavax)
For: men and women over 60 years of age who have had chicken pox in the past.

Singles is a painful and debilitating condition that can last for 2 to 4 weeks before resolving itself, but for more than half of shingles sufferers over the age of 60, shingles can progress into a condition, which may cause nerve pain that may last for months or even years.

Medisys carries a new vaccine called Zostavax which has been shown to reduce the incidence of shingles in individuals over 60 years of age by 51 per cent.

Additionally, for those who are vaccinated and still develop shingles later on, Zostavax reduces the incidence of severe and long-lasting zoster-associated pain by 73 per cent compared with those who do not get vaccinated.

Zostavax is recommended for men and women over 60 years of age who have had chicken pox in the past.

For more information, schedule an appointment with one of our vaccine specialists.

For your children

Protection against HPV, Genital Warts and Cervical Cancer (Gardasil)
For: young women aged between 11 and 26 and in young men between 9 and 26.

According to Health Canada, 75% of sexually active Canadians will have at least one human papillomavirus (HPV) infection in their lifetime. Most people who contract HPV never develop any symptoms or health problems.

Gardasil is a Health Canada-approved vaccine that helps prevent genital warts, cervical cancer and anal cancer caused by the most common forms of human papillomavirus (HPV).

Gardasil is recommended in young women aged between 11 and 26 and in young men between 9 and 26.

For more information, schedule an appointment with one of our vaccine specialists.

Protection against Meningococcal Meningitis (Menactra & Menveo)
The Canadian Paediatric Society recommends that infants receive 2 or 3 meningococcal shots before 12 months of age AND a booster shot between 12 to 23 months of age (depending on your provincial or territorial immunization program). All adolescents should receive a booster dose at about 12 years of age.

Usually caused by a virus or the presence of bacteria, meningitis is an infection of the fluid that surrounds the spinal cord and the brain.
Meningitis spreads through close contact, like a cold or flu. Coughing or sneezing, sharing eating utensils, kissing and close physical contact can spread the germs from person to person. Because it is almost impossible to stop the transmission of germs, especially among children, vaccination becomes an important consideration.

For more information, schedule an appointment with one of our vaccine specialists.